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The health service is braced for a flu outbreak this winter, according to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens.
Staff taking time off mean maternity units are more likely close on weekends and during school holidays, new analysis published today suggests.
Improving patient outcomes is reliant on a better knowledge and awareness of the symptoms, says Chair of the APPG on Blood Cancer, Henry Smith MP.
One in ten of the world’s pagers is now used by NHS staff as they grapple with a technology failure, it has been revealed.
It is clear that the wider the knowledge of first aid, the more likely it is that more lives will be saved, says Peter Aldous MP, ahead of World First Aid Day.
New research by British Red Cross shows that three out of four parents in the UK would not be able to save their baby from choking, with only 24% having both the skills and the confidence to help.
MPs respond to a new report that reveals the drip-drip effect of being upsold to 106 times per year leads to us consuming potentially gaining 5lbs over 12 months.
Almost three quarters of voters believe there are too few nurses to staff the NHS safely, while two thirds think those on the frontline are not paid enough.
Nurses in England and Wales could go on strike if the Government does not move to increase public sector pay, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
The NHS may face its worst winter yet if it does not receive an emergency bailout from the Government, hospital bosses have warned.
NHS England is set to pay recruitment consultants £20,000 for each foreign GP they bring to the UK as part of a new hiring spree.
One-off funding injections and accountancy changes meant NHS England’s underlying deficit last year was almost £3bn higher than the official estimate, new research has found.
The Government must act to recoup millions of taxpayers' money being spent on private finance contracts in the NHS, a health thinktank has said.
Private hospitals are set to benefit from over £50m of tax breaks over the next five years, while NHS hospitals see their bills soar.
Jeremy Hunt has stepped up his attack on Stephen Hawking after the renowned scientist accused the Government of planning to privatise the NHS.
The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) welcomes Public Health England’s plans to engage in further work with food manufacturers to cut sugar in cakes, biscuits and chocolate by 20 per cent by 2020.
The Government has completed the sale of the Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn.
Shops and restaurants will be forced to shrink their products unless they can find another way to meet government guidelines to reduce obesity, a senior health official has said.
The recent floods in Nepal, which have killed at least 123 people and affected approximately 11.5 million, risk turning into a public health crisis unless urgent steps are taken to provide those affected with water, sanitation and hygiene, WaterAid said on Tuesday.
The Government has announced a new course for teenagers aimed at tackling the "devastating effect" of mental health problems.
Jeremy Hunt has furiously denied reports that he demanded a personal bathroom worth £44,000 at his new office.
Nine in 10 of England’s biggest NHS trusts are failing to employ enough nurses to ensure patients are safe, according to analysis.
Labour has accused the Government of presiding over a “staggering failure” on cancer treatment.
The election result has left the future of NHS Sustainability and Transformation plans 'weakened and in jeopardy', says Dods Monitoring's Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham.
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